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Parade–Hoboken, New Jersey

Robert Frank American, born Switzerland

1955

Not on view

This photograph is the first work in The Americans (1958), and it sets the tone visually and culturally for the entire publication. In 1957 after Frank showed his friend Walker Evans a selection of rough prints from his travels, Evans immediately wrote a review of the series published in U.S. Camera Annual 1958: "Assuredly the gods who sent Robert Frank, so heavily armed, across the United States did so with a certain smile. . . . He shows high irony towards a nation that generally speaking has it not."

Parade–Hoboken, New Jersey, Robert Frank (American (born Switzerland), Zurich 1924–2019 Inverness, Nova Scotia), Gelatin silver print — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Parade–Hoboken, New Jersey

Artist: Robert Frank (American (born Switzerland), Zurich 1924–2019 Inverness, Nova Scotia)

Date: 1955

Medium: Gelatin silver print

Dimensions: Image: 8 3/8 x 12 3/4 inches
Sheet: 11 x 14 inches

Classification: Photographs

Credit Line: Promised Gift of John Pritzker, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary

Accession Number: SL.23.2021.2.1

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